VITADATIO.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 41, 18 February 1901, Page 3

VITADATIO.

HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED.

It is frequently a- matter of wonder upon the part of the public how particular remedies classitied generally under the title of Patent Medicines have been discovered. It is well known that this has been more often effected by chance than by the more patient anaiysatiou ot the properties ot herbs. And iet not the reader of this article sneer at the use ot the word "Chance.'' It wouhl be extremely difficult to say how far this saim* "chance" has been instrumental in the discovery of much that goes on in the scientific world, despite the diet'Um of the philosopher that what is discovered by chance is seldom of any value. Chance, we are told, led to the discovery of the Rontgen Kays in photography, and it certainly led to the no less important discovery of Vitadatio. Under what circumstances this actually took place in the first instance is and will ever remain a mystery, but the events which led up to its wonderful properties becoming known and being presented to the public are too fresh in the memories of its proprietors to be speedily forgotten. A certain gentleman in La v nets ion, Tasmania, found himself one day under an obligation to a gentleman of that town, and offered to place him in possession of a secret which he had long held, This secret, he declared, had enabler. him for many years to cure his friends and acquaintances of long-standing diseases, and had kept him also in ih,. best of health tip to what was ;r ripe oid age. Eventually the secret of a peculiar blend . certain herijs was revealed, and the medicine put to a severe practical test, which test, il may be stated, resulted in ihe most extraordinary success

From being the secret fad of this imiable old enthusiast Yitadatio gradually spread to becoming the popular remedy of a large number of people in Tasmania, until at length the demand becoming so gTeat business negotiations had to be entered upon for an enormous supply to satisfy the wants of its ever increasing number of friends. From Tasmania it spread to New Zealand, where it quickly became in such great demand that a central depot for its distribution had to be established. Its history in Australia is almost too new to need recapitulation here. From a modest start about three years ago it quickly caught the. public taste, disease after disease was conquered by its peculiar properties, and it was evident from but six months' workings that Vitadatio had come to stay. The public are doubtless well accustomed to hearing of cures beiug performed by some patent medicine after the medical faculty ha.s despaired of success. But these cures appear chiefly in the advertisement colunuis or tlie daily newspapers, and it wiil but seldom bear tlie investigation which a little publicity and enquiry makes. Vitadatio, however, has this advant< age in its financial and commercial arrangements, that almost everyone connected with it, from its energetic Australasian Distributor at its head, down through all the departments to the lowest office, all are able to testify what this wonderful medicine ha,s done for them. Mr Palmer, who is the Sole Distributor for Australasia, will show incontestible proof that he has been cured by Vitadatio and by nothing else from that .scourge known as Hydatids, and this after'his ease had been given up by all the medical men whom he consulted, and after undergoing a painful operation which was quite ineffectual. Yet after a course of this medicine not only was he completely cured but he was accepted by a leading Life Insurance Company as a first-class life at theii ordinary rates. A similar story ca.n be told by others now employed by Mr Palmer at his many branch establishments fo r the distribution of this medicine, so that it is quite easy for the public to satisfy themselves that all the cures claimed can be substantiated. One peculiarity of Vitadatio is to be found in the fact that the various herbs of which' it is composed grow in Tasmania only, as far as Ls yet known, and are indeed peculiar to that healthy little island- It is perhaps in this fact that the reason may be found Why Vitadatio has not been discovered before in this very old planet of ours, where, it is stated, there is nothing new under the sun, Tasmania is about as old as Sydney, that is., about one hundred years, since our settlers have occupied it, so that it is not surprising that this remedy has only within the past few years been discovered. An advantage to our colonial population is purchasing this medicine lies in the fact that tre manufacture and distribution of Vitadatio employs many hundreds of people in all parts of the colonies, and that the money spent by the public does not have to be sent to other places, but stays here. This, of course, is but a minor point in comparison with the far more important fact that no matter what your disease may be Vitadatio lias proved itself to be worth a trial. This is the main fact which justifies the confidence^ all people feel who have once given it a trial, and far outweighs any other argument which may be used in its behalf.

For further particulars, S. A. PALMER, WAREHOUSE,- WATERLOO QUAY, WELLINGTON. Correspondence Invited. Write for Testimonials.